Friday, June 16, 2006

Love Libraries

Public libraries are on the verge of extinction warn campaigners. How can they be protected for the future?Actually, many people consider them irrelevant these days, and Councils finding themselves millions of pounds in debt have started closing libraries to save a few thousand. I can't think of anything more short-sighted than that, as a literate, educated and well-informed citizenry makes a healthier and more prosperous country in the long run...